New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-13
PEACE AT GETTYSBURG.

4 DlSib1Ou WUlCu OlCC 1neC Ul0I0 In Uea0lV Con.
fiict Veterans ofthe Blue and Gray Clasp Hands
and Enthusiastically March Beneath the Stars
and Stripes. & ISL
! On the second OF July, the philadelphia
Brigade, survivors OF the battle Of Gettys-
| burg received and entertained at Gettys-
burg two hundred OF the survivors Of Pick
| the celebrated charge. a ringing cheer
from the Philadelphia brigades promptly
and heartily answered by the well known
rebel yell, announced that the visitors had
arrived and the two hundred of Pickett 8
veterans marched out and surrendered
| themselves to the hospitality Of their
friends. The Union and Confederate lines
were drawn up facing each other. The
Confederates stepped forward, saying,
We're once more together, 2 g Let us shake
hands, y Let's trade Coffee The bands
played Way Down South in Dixie, . fire.
works lit up the sky and all the people
cheered. IL
| Col. Banes then introduced Col. Alex.
ander K. Mcclure of Philadelphia, who had
been chosen to extend welcome from the
citizens OF Philadelphia particularly, and
| from the State of Pennsylvania generally
to the Virginians.
WELCOMED BY THE BLUE.
| Col. Mcclure said:
/ greet you in the name of the great
| North now inseparably interviewer with
the great South in sympathy, in interest
and in fellowship. Free government is
stronger at home and mightier abroad to-
day because OF the wounds OF civil war,
and our children and our children's chill
dren will turn to its sacrifices, it's sorrows
and it's irrsvocable judgments as the sur
est guarantee that go vernment OF the PEG.
| pie by the people and for the people shall
not perish from the earth.
Col. William r. Aylet, who succeeded
Gen. Armletad as commander Of the bri-
| gate upon the death OF Armistad, having
been chosen to respond on behalf OF the
state OF Virginia TO Pennsylvania's vel
come, said:
Not only Go we receive and shall ever
treasure the noble sentiments of Col. Nc
Clure as the voice OF Pennsylvania and her
chief city, but us those brave men who
| met us here twenty four years ago with a
valor we could not overcome, and who
| meet here tonight with a loving welcome.
We hear in loudness the voice OF the great
American press, that power 1nightier than
armies or nations, whose daily utterances
proclaim that peace, friendship and love
| once more bind the American people with
bands OF indissoluble and perpetual union.
The press and the brave and generous sol
| dlers OF our land have brought this night
and these scenes to pass. The man who
would rekindle that feeling which filled our
land with death and tears and grief and
| mourning, is not worthy OF the high title
| OF American citizen, but even OF that hui
| man being. There is not a true man
at the South but who feels as if
| he would like to stand at the tomb OF Lin
| coin and Grant to plant flower there and
water it with q manly tear. In the pres
ence OF a feeling like this, too sacred and
deep Tor utterance, what matters it who
shall keep the battle flags? They passed
| into your hands in brave and manly com
bat, untouched by dishonor after a bap-
| tlsm In blood which made the gray jacket
| a mantle OF glory, and we are as willing
your people should keep them as ours.
They are in the hands OF our government.
They are gone forever, but they went in
| glory and in honor. They are dead, and
we love and follow alone now the living
flag which floats from Key West to Behr
ing straits. from Bunker Hill to San Fran
! cisco.
Speeches were also made by Gen. W. F.
Smith, Gen. j. T. Owen, Gen. Isaac P.
| Webster, Col. John H. Taggart and Others
for the Blue" and by Charles 7, Loehr.
secretary OF Picketts Division associa-
ton, Col. J. F. Croker, Col. II. NJ. Strnb-
ling, DR.. j. A. Marshall. Col. Vinoleum
Smith, Col. Kirk Otey and others on be-
| half OF the Gray" John W. Grazera, sec
| rotary OF the committee OF ar
rangements, stated that letters OF
regret had been received from the
president and his cabinet, from Senator
Sherman, Gov. Fitz Hugh Lee, Hon. Edwin
Fetleer, mayor OF Philadelphia, Hon,
George W. Childs, George William Curtis,
Charles A. Dana and others.
REGRETS FROM THE PRESIDENT.
The presidents letter was as follows:
have received your invitation to attend
rs q guest OF the Philadelphia brigade
and union OF confederate soldiers
| their charge at Gettysburg, and those
| OF the Uuion army still living by whom it
| was so heroically resisted. The fraternal
meeting OF these soldiers upon the battle.
| field where twenty-four years ago in dead
| ~ fray they fercey sought each others
lives, where they saw their comrades fall
and where all there thoughts were OF ven-
geance and destruction, will illustrate the
general impulse OF brave men and their
| honest desire for peace and reconciliation.
The friendly assaults there to be
made will be resistless because in
spected by American chivalry and it's
| results will be glorious because conquered
i will be its trophies OF success. Thereafter
| this battlefield will be consecrated by a
| victory Which shall presage the end OF the
4 bitterness and strife, the exposure OF the
/ sincerity winch ,cOncealS naGfeu Dy prOIeS'
! sions OF kindness, the condemnation OF
| frenzied appeals to passion for unworthy
purposes, and the beating down OF all that
i stands in the way OF the destiny OF our
united country. While those who fought
and who have SO much to forgive lead in
the pleasant ways Of peace, how wicked
appear the traffic on sectional heat and
the betrayal Of patriotic sentiment Il
surely cannot be wrong to desire the settled
/ quiet which lights for our entire country
the path to prosperity and for greatness.
4 Nor need the lessons Of the war be forgot
4 ten and the results in the wish for that
4 genuine fraternity which inspires national
i pride and glory. Ishould be very glad to
accept your invitation and be with you at
4 this interesting reunion, but other arrange
4 ments already made and my official duties
here will prevent my doing SO. Hoping
that the occasion may be as successful and
useful as it promises. I am yours very
4 truly,
GROVER CLEvELAND.
i A letter from Senator Sherman was ais
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